Markets : U.S. stocks end mixed; Dow sets new closing high

Quotes & News:
4:30 pm ET Oct 24, 2006

DJIA

12,127

+10.97
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S&P

1,377

+0.36
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NASDAQ

2,344

-10.72
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10Yr

4.82%

-0.002
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U.S. stocks end mixed; Dow sets new closing high

NEW YORK -- U.S. stocks closed mixed Tuesday, with investors awaiting
an upcoming Federal Reserve decision on interest rates, as the Dow Jones
Industrial Average set a new closing high amid strong gains for its
components DuPont, General Motors and Honeywell Inc.
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Amazon.com profit falls by 37%; shares rise as sales up 24%

SAN FRANCISCO - Amazon.com Inc. late Tuesday reported third-quarter
profit plunged by more than a third, even though sales rose 24%, on the
cost of employee stock options and heavier spending on technology and
marketing.
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Wal-Mart's international chief says 'no comment' on China deal

CHICAGO -- Mike Duke, chief executive of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s
international division, on Tuesday declined to comment on reports that
the retailer is in the midst of inking a $1 billion deal in China.
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Hackers cost TD Ameritrade $4 million in fourth quarter

WASHINGTON -- Leading online financial-services firm TD Ameritrade
Holding Corp. said Tuesday that it took a $4 million charge in the
fourth quarter because of identity-theft fraud, highlighting the
financial cost of a growing problem plaguing such businesses.
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DuPont hits new yearly high after swinging to profit

NEW YORK -- DuPont swung to a better-than-expected profit in the third
quarter, as the 11th-straight quarter of higher prices and stronger
overseas sales outpaced rising raw material costs at the country's
second-largest chemical company.